Tag: Facebook
FTC & States Ask Judge To Deny Facebook’s Request To Dismiss...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a large group of US states asked a federal court on Wednesday, April 14, to deny Facebook's request...
“Digital Regulator Must Have Power To Force Google & Facebook To...
The new digital regulator must have tough legal powers to force tech giants like Google and Facebook to pay news organizations fairly for content,...
Facebook UK Removes 16,000 Groups As CMA Tackles Fake Reviews
Facebook has removed 16,000 groups that traded fake product reviews on its platforms as the UK’s competition regulator uncovered more evidence of misleading content,...
FTC Hits Back At Facebook Calling It “Personal Social Networking” Monopoly
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ratcheted up the rhetoric in its lawsuit against Facebook in a filing late Wednesday, April 7, calling it a...
Facebook, WhatsApp Challenge Indian Watchdog In Delhi High Court
WhatsApp and Facebook have both petitioned the Delhi High Court to dismiss the Competition Commission Of India (CCI) order that had called for an...
Austria Ask EU To Probe Facebook Purchase Of Kustomer
Facebook’s acquisition of customer service startup Kustomer may be subjected to European Union antitrust scrutiny after Austria asked EU enforcers to take over the...
Facebook’s Giphy Deal Faces In-Depth UK Competition Probe
Britain’s competition regulator said Thursday that it was referring to Facebook's acquisition of GIF database Giphy for an in-depth investigation.
The Competition and Markets Authority...
Facebook’s Pitch to Congress: Section 230 for Thee, Not for Me
By: Aaron Mackey (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
As Mark Zuckerberg tries to sell Congress on Facebook’s preferred method of amending the federal law that serves as...
Facebook & Amazon Top Lobbying Spenders In The US
Facebook and Amazon have become the US's two biggest corporate lobbying spenders, investing almost twice as much as oil giant ExxonMobil and tobacco company...
UK Watchdog Says Facebook’s Giphy Buy Raises Competition Concerns
Britain’s competition watchdog on Thursday, March 25, gave Facebook and Giphy five working days to offer proposals to address its concerns over their merger...
